Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health.
2024
First hike of the spring at Bald Pate Mountain
Join the Loon Echo Land Trust for a sunrise hike on the first day of spring at Bald Pate Mountain. Hikers will meet at the main parking area near the intersection of Route 107 and Bear Trap Road in Bridgton to start the trek at 6:15 a.m. March 20. Bring warm layers and a headlamp, […]
Stone walls and history talk at Raymond library
Master Naturalist and retired USM professor Cheryl Laz will discuss Maine’s stone walls at the Raymond Village Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 14. She will cover why Maine has so many stone walls and what information they can give about human and natural history. The library is located at 3 Meadow Road.
Business News – Kennebunk Savings Insurance acquires York Insurance Agency
KENNEBUNK – Kennebunk Savings Insurance announced it has purchased the York Insurance Agency in York. The acquisition was completed on Dec. 31, 2023. York Insurance Agency was established in 2006 by Deb Lauersen, who has more than 35 years of experience in the business. “I love insurance and the opportunities it affords my clients,” Lauersen […]
Planeteers of Southern Maine plan clothing drive
The annual event is scheduled for April 27 at the Quest Fitness parking lot in Kennebunk.
From Augusta – Let’s end child hunger in Maine
Child poverty and food insecurity are connected, persistent issues that continue to impact far too many Mainers day to day. Now is the time to use every tool at our disposal to confront the challenge of poverty and childhood food insecurity. I want to take the time to tell you about a couple of things […]
Nikola Jokic’s triple-double helps Nuggets to season sweep of Celtics
Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in leading the Denver Nuggets to a 115-109 win over Boston.
Gordon L. Weil: Searching for security for both Israel, Palestine
In medieval times, kings had court jesters who could give them serious warnings or advice, candy-coated with humor. America may now have its own court jester: Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Perhaps he’s worth our attention, even when it concerns a subject as difficult as the Gaza War. Israel exists in a […]
Just a Little Old: Some things I just don’t get
Tina and I recently went to TJ Maxx to buy underwear. She picked out hers, I picked out mine, and we went to the counter. I told the young woman behind the register that we were buying “unmentionables.” She didn’t smile. We got home, and I discovered that my four pairs of underwear had no […]
Letter: Trump and a double standard
Prior to the 2020 election, Donald Trump harped on Joe Biden as being too old to handle the role of president. Biden was 77. For the upcoming election season, Donald Trump is now 77. Does that mean that is now too old himself, or has he changed his mind about the matter? I do not […]
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